Nicole only smiled faintly. “What? Mr. Lichman, if you were so concerned about him, why didn’t you ask him yourself earlier?” Gerard choked. He had been waiting for a good show earlier, so of course, he did not get the chance to ask. Just as the words were spoken, they arrived at the door.
Nicole was very pompous and did not push the door open. Opening the door was someone else’s business. Gerard pushed the door open for her, and Nicole walked in with her head held high. Gerard thought, ‘She really is a master who was born to be served. This master can drive a man to his death.’ When Nicole went in and saw the other person inside, the smile on her lips faded slightly. Long time no see.
With that glance, it was like the marriage with him was something that happened a lifetime ago. Eric looked at her and nodded with sunken eyes and no extra emotion. It was like he saw her as a stranger. Nicole sighed in relief and chose the farthest seat to sit down. Gerard saw the tension between the two and thought of what happened downstairs earlier. He finally realized why Eric told him to go down personally to pick her up. Eric wanted to see if Nicole would come with Clayton. He obviously cared a lot in his heart, but he still pretended not to care at all.
‘Poor Mr. Ferguson…’ Gerard thought. Gerard had his secretary prepare the equipment for the video conference overseas and went down to pick Nicole up. They were delayed for a few minutes, but it was not a problem. Soon, the video call was picked up. What appeared on the screen immediately was European-style buildings, long streets and mailboxes, and several telephone booths. The staff soon revealed an excited expression.
“Mr. Lichman, our staff is making the final preparations and will soon move to the road. This road has the most traffic, and the situation here will be the most complicated. We deliberately chose this road to prove to everyone that our driverless technology is fully mature, and its reaction speed is iso times faster than a human’s.” The staff then pointed the camera at a very eye- catching car on the street. That car was their latest product — No People.
The sleek model was matte black and looked like a beast poised to take off, ready to follow orders. Four people were sitting in the car. The chief designer, who was sitting in the driver’s seat, looked the most excited.
The man on the passenger side also gave a thumbs up at the camera, but he calmly sipped at a cup of coffee, not led away by the excitement in the least. In the backseat, one person was an avid hobby fan selected from a large number of fans, and the other was a test official from the relevant European authorities. The command post issued an instruction.
The person in the driver’s seat did not react at all, but the car slowly started. There was hardly any noise as the car started, and the car moved slowly. It took a minute for the car to get from the entrance to the road. This minute made people incredibly nervous. However, the car drove very smoothly and steadily. Whether it was going around a curve, slowing down, or giving way, it did so incredibly smoothly. The other cars on the road did not know the special attributes of this car.
However, since the appearance of this car was too eye-catching, a lot of people lowered their windows to extend a thumbs up to praise the coolness of the car. The road was crowded with people and cars, so many accidents could happen. However, the people inside the car very leisurely discussed what to eat later and were not at all nervous. Even the atmosphere in the meeting room with the three people became much lighter.
